Chinatown Thin Lizzy
Tabbed by: dan-the-man
Song: Chinatown
Tuning: Standard
This song sounds best when played through a valve amp, using a guitar with a humbucker
set on the bridge pickup.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------0----0------------2--------------------------------| A|---------------0h2----------------0h2-------------------------------------| E|----0----0----------------------------------------------------------------|
This is the main riff throughout the song. Just play an E shape and lift it on and off.
[--[-]--] [-] [-] [[-]] [-]-\ [-] [-] [[-]] [-][-] [-][-] [-] [-] KEEP ROCKIN!!! [-] [-]---[-] [-] [-]\-\ [-] [-] [-] /-/ /-/ \-\ /-/ [-] [-]---[-] [-] [-] \-\ [-] [-] [-] /-/ /-/ \-\/-/ [-] [-] [-] [[-]] [-] \-\[-] [-][-] [[-]] [-][-] [-][-] [---]
i'm not certain about the run but I think it's in Em and it goes something like this
e|--15p12------12-----------------------------------------------------------| B|--------15-------15p12----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------14p12----12---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------14----14---12--14--12-------12--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------14-------14----------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------15---12-|
and then
e|--15p12-------12----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------15-------15--12-------15b17--15b17(15)-12-----------------------| G|----------------------------12-----------------------14--12-----------12--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------14--14------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2----2-------------------------0----------------------------------------| A|--2--------------0-2--0-2-3-2-3-------------------------------------------| E|--0------0--2-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
this is the build up to the main riff. It may take a bit of practice.
[B5] [A]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------2------------------------| G|-----------------------4-------------------------2------------------------| D|-----------0-0-----2---4-------------0-0-----2---2-----------0-0-----2----| A|------0h2------0h2-----2---------0h2-----0h2-----0-------0h2-----0h2------| E|--0-0------------------------0-0---------------------0-0------------------|
These chords need repeating and for the A play the main riff up one string.
[B5] [B5] [B5] [A] [B#5] [E]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-X-4---4---2---5-------------------------Repeat-------------------------| D|-4-x-4---4---2---5---2---------0-0-----2----------------------------------| A|-2-x-2---2---0---3---2----0h2------0h2------------------------------------| E|---------------------0--0-------------------------------------------------|
This is the chorous.
[G] [B5] [E] [G] [B5] [B#5] [D5]
e|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------| B|---------------------------0--------------------0-------------------------| G|---------------------------0------4-------------0----4-4-5 7-7-11-12-12---| D|-2------------2------------0------4------2------0----4-4-5-7-7-11-12-12---| A|---------0-2----------0-2--2------2------2------2----2-2-3-5-5-9--10-10---| E|--0-2-3--------0-2-3------3--3-2----3-2-0--0-2-3--3-2---------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---14-16---17--19---------------------------------------------------------| D|---14-16---17--19---------------------------------------------------------| A|---12-14---15--17---------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After the chorous the main riff plays followed by the above. Then the run from the
is played.
I think the solos are improvised using an Em scale.
This is my first tab so i hope it isnt too bad.
| b bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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